Who Should I Start? Kenneth Gainwell or Will Shipley

Monday, September 22, 11:00 AM

Pittsburgh Steelers running back Kenneth Gainwell scored his first touchdown of 2025 in Week 3, finishing the game with 26 yards from scrimmage and a score on five total touches. Gainwell scored on a one-yard run after lead Steelers back Jaylen Warren was stopped on consecutive goal-to-go opportunities. Gainwell has just 85 yards from scrimmage on 23 total touches through Pittsburgh's first three games, so he's still only fantasy-relevant as a handcuff option to Warren. Still, he's clearly ahead of Steelers rookie Kaleb Johnson on the backfield depth chart, and Gainwell should be added where available in all PPR-scoring leagues with 12 or more teams.

Wednesday, September 24, 6:31 PM

Philadelphia Eagles running back Will Shipley (oblique) was listed as a full participant in Wednesday's practice. Shipley injured his oblique in the Week 1 win over the Dallas Cowboys and did not play in Weeks 2 or 3. However, with a return to a full practice on Wednesday, the 23-year-old looks to be on track to play in a Week 4 tilt on Sunday against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Since he was injured, the Eagles acquired RB Tank Bigsby from the Jacksonville Jaguars, but Bigsby is still learning the offense and did not have a snap on offense in the Week 3 win over the Los Angeles Rams. If Shipley returns to action this Sunday, he'll most likely be sprinkled in alongside AJ Dillon in a change-of-pace role behind starter Saquon Barkley. It's more bad news for Bigsby, whose fantasy value has tanked with the trade to Philadelphia.